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THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON
SUNDAY MORNING MAYi 31Y 1025
ESPECIALLY DESIGNED
5 CARBURETORS PjDPULA
ftTnOMBETta EQUIPMENT SAID
TO IVE OREAT RKSUL.TS
Extraordinary Power on If Ills and
i:ronomy lipid of Most
AdTAatage ; j
Mr. Smith of the Smith &. Wat
kins company, who are the local
distributors lor Stromberg carbu
retors, says that be has just been
advised by The- J$trom berg Motor
PeTices companyof Chicago, that
their original plan; of getting out
special carburetor equipments for
the medium priced cars has met
wita sue a great success all over
the country that they bare organ
iz a special department to handle
this nd of the business.
The Stromberg! Motor Devices
romnany 'Is known and recognized
in the motor car Industry as being
builders of high quality carbure
tors at the present time supplying
more than one hundred and thirty
five different manufacturers of
cars and tracks, including a great
many of America's highest priced
automobiles. ,; ; . "j 'M-
During the latter part of the
irar when the price of gasoline
snared to a high mark i and the
word "Economy" was flashed be
fore ua constantly,; the Stromberg
engineers were set to work to 'pro-'
dure a carburetor specially de
; signed for ach car where a mar
ket Improvement could bo shown.
The American car owners who
has been taught to look .for re
markable and extraordinary per
formance from his automobile In
the way of going over steep hills
on high gear and stepping on his
accelerator at five nillea per hour
was not an easy; subject to con
vert to an economical setting ' on
his carburetor, when he found it
meant a sacrifice Xf the things he
lfked to feel his car do. .j V -"'
With this problem ! confronting
them; tho engineering staff of The
Stromberg Motor Devices company
has designed and built over forty
live special carburetor, equipments
for all the popular and medium
priced cars and the response from
the car owners in buying these
equipments to better the perform
ance and economy of .their auto
mobiles has led the officials of the
Stromberg Motor Devices company
to enlarge the special department
to carry on the work.- j j 1
When it Is decided that a cer
tain car can be improved by a
special carburetor equipment, a
ear of that kind is purchased by
Stromberg company and the engi
neers proceed to build a special
equipment for it, and after the
carburetor has been worked out
to a point where they believe it i3
entirely 'satisfactory, several of the
equipments are sent to the factory
branches and distributors to vari
ous parts of the country for a fur
ther check. . j .
- This has been carried out to
points all around the world,; and
the special equipments are finding
their way to: Australia, South Ar
rica, England, Europe and many
other foreign countries. :f
BETTER AfiD BETTER
LOCAL DEALER COMMEXTS ON
- DODCE KHOTHERS SLOGAN
.. "The slogan 'Better, and Better"
which recently appeared on poster
boards and in magazines and
newspapers' everywhere, following
closely he announcement ' of the
purchase of Dodge Brothers by
Dillon; Read & Co.. ha aroused
ieuwed comment regarding" one
of the outstanding' policies of
Dodge Brothers, Inc., according to
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You don't crave
to be stymied -by a
bum tire!
Drive in See us
Our tire is a birdie
Yet way above par.'
ZQSEUS TiRE
SHOP ;
1C3 South Commercial
PIIOXE 471
Mr. Russell Boneateele of the
Bonesteele Motor Co., local Dodge
Brothers Dealer. . j '
"Constant improvement of a
basic design has been the estab
lished policy of Dodge v Brothers
ever since their first car was of
fered td the public," he said,' "and
will continue to be under the new
ownership.:- i '
"Registration :figures for the
last. Tear show clearly the wide
recognition which has been ac
corded this sound policy. Total
for the: United States show that
Dodge Brothers made a gain of 25
per cent against a loss of 11 per
cent sustained by the industry as
a whole. This year, week after
week, all sales for corresponding
periods of previous years have
been excelled j by as ; large an
amount. , : .r
"Most automobile buyers today
understand how much better it is
for the ! engineering and experi- j
mental departments at the factory
to concentrate their thoughts and
efforts on the betterment of a
well tried basic design rather than
on the development of next year's
model, j I ' j i I : , . ; ;
"It is also evident that the de
velopment of new designs, the ex
perimental work on a new model
and the making of dies and special
tols and machines necessary for
the production of radically differ
ent chassis is very costly. This ex
pense, which in 'modern volume
production of motor cars may
easily run into the millions of dol
lars, is of course, paid for in the
final analysis by the car bnyer.
The great saving; made by Dodge
Brothers, IncI, as a result of this
policy is faithfully returned to the
buyer in the form of greater value
in the car. !
, "Furthermore the car does not
suffer the high depreciation which
invariably follows the announce
ment of a new annual model and
SPRING DAYS CALL TO
AUTOMOBILE CAMPERS
FIXE WEATTIF.U WELCOMED
nY AXXITAl. TRAVELERS' "
Fishing Streams, . Mountains and
Lakes Visited by Many
Hundreds -
The warm spring days of the
past lew weeks have routed out
the old camping bug from his
winter quarters and he Is again
at laijge in search of new victims.
Fayorable 1 weathef conditions
have called him from his winter
nap earlier than usual this year.
and being eo disturbed, he is in an
extremely ugly mood? and will at
tack anyone who crosses his path
and without a second's warning.
The weather must be Just right
before this insect begins his year
ly innoculations. Take a day of
late spring with 'a crisp morning
mixed with a lazy summer after
noon and the bug is on its way,
picking no favorites,' biting all
whom he chances to rencounter.
A peculiar thing about this epi
demic Is that no one seems to take
steps to prevent being bitten. In
fact, his approach is welcomed by
all. After the victim has been
stung, he is done for; and he falls
under a strange spell. He will sit
at his desk staring out of the win
dow for hours at a time, hw mind
the owner's feeling 'that his car
presents a 'last year's.; appearance";
''During ten years; there has
been a -constant betterment and
refinement of Dodge Brothers
chassis details. Improvements -in
case of operation, riding - comfort
and appearance have been made
without any radical change In the
weH tried, dependable chassis."
en anything -except work. Every
thing goes wrong everyday tasks
that usually seem minute, loom up
like mountains and as warmer
days approach and reports ofliinit
catches of mountain trout fall en
his ears, he becomes worse and
as a last report, the old . family
physician is summoned old Doc
Open Road.
Ilia case is filled with strange
medicines. Here are boxes -of
mountain roads, phials of warm
weather, of fleecy clouds and blue
skies, lakes filled with bass and
irountain streams of trout are in
cluded in his kit- all to be nsed
in the treatment of the patient.
A few weeks of the doctor's
medicines and the patient ie con
valescing nicely. Another few days
and he is normal, the treatments
end and he is ready for work un
til the next year.
Thousands of motorists fall un
der : this . strange spell each year
And the old reliable doctor easily
care3 for them all. His treatments
are easy, his powders sweet, hU
pills sugar coated, and they offer
a positive cure for the ailment. AH
that is needed to reach his office
L3 an automobile and camping
equipment. Judging from the ac
tivities shown in the, camp goods
department at the Western Auto
Supply company, the doctor will
be in need of a staff of assistants
to care for the many motorists
who will be bitten by the camping
bug -this spring.
GARDNER AGKXCT HERE
The Burdett-Albee Motor Car
company of Portland have estab
lished a branch in Salem for the
Gardner cars at 217 State street.
Mr. W. E. Burdett will manage the
branch and Oscar Zeller will be
the salesman. A full line of Gard
ners will be handled including the
4-6 and 8 cylinder.
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Performance
Across the continent -coast to coast then from
Canada to Mexico 4664.5 miles -without adjust
ing brakes! ; p i ;'
There's the greatest test and the greatest proof of
the excellence of Rickenbacker 4-wheel brakes.
Cannon Ball Baker" in his sensational record
smashing drives did it.
"I adjusted my brakes at the end of 4664.5 miles,"
says the famous driver, "and not because they
needed it even then, but! J was going after that
other record Ell Paso to Los Angeles (908.5 miles
which he made in 21 hours, 23 minutes) and I
didn't want to take any chances.';
"A quarter turn of the adjusting nut was all they
needed." '
Just think! that 4664.5 miles was' equal to at least
20,000 miles of average driving.
At least 20,000! For in his coast to coast rush
(3,106.5 miles in 71 hours, 33 minutes actual driv
ing time) "Cannon Ball" had to make thousands
of quick decelerations and hundreds of emergency
j Stops. . ' : ' -;: :': ;
Remember, he had low pressure, balloon tires.
Only 25 pounds of air in them to protect himself
! from the road shocks.
Couldn't make right angle turns and hair pin bends
at full speed. ' v v;V. ' '.;!; ' i.-- (.-
He says those wonderful brakes really made these
records possible.
Because lie could, in a few feet, slow down from 70
f miles per hour to 25 and take each turn in safety.
Then with his 65 horse power motor, get away
I again as quickly i
But that's putting grief on brakes. ;
The route down the Pacific doast Vancouver, B.
to Tia Juana, Mexico -l ,558 miles, crossed three:
mountain ranges roads up and down with
acute switch backs and steep grades. ' 1
Just a series of alternate accelerations and brakes?
And yet these brakes were not adjusted till &?e
of 4664 miles of such terrific driving !
If you have not sensed the smoothness and effi
v ciency of these 4-wheel brakes you really cannot
know what perfect braking qualities are.
Drive this Rickenbacker; Six yourself it will be a
revelation to you. l x 'li '..'." ; ' ';!,."- t
F. W. PETTYJOHN CO.
-; 385 N. Commercial St., Phone 1260
AFTER WE SELL WE SERVE
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SPEED MANIA TO BLAME
FOR MOTOR ACCIDENTS
4012 rKOPIJR MKKT DEATH
IUniXO 3IOXTH OP APRH
Two-Thiwl pt Catastropliieti Oc
cured . at Intersections In ',
Dry Weather
CHICAGO, May 2?. Speed
maniacs were responsible for more
of the 402 persons killed in auto
mobile accidents during the month
of April than any other, oiie cause
it was reported to the national
safety council by 76 cities having
a total population of 27,500,000.
Contending for the right of way
was the canse of most of the non
fatal accidents with "exceeding the
speed limit" a close second. ;j
Thirty-nine of the cities report
ing to the council totalled i 250
fatal public accidents other than
automobile; 30 cities, 177 home
accident fatalities and 22 cities, 73
industrial fatalities.
Male motorists were Involved In
20 times more accidents than were
female motorists. ' Male pedes
trians killed numbered three times
the female pedestrians, and the
number of male pedestrians injur
ed was twice the number of female
pedestrians, i
"Failed to signal;""; "or wrong
side of road; "cutting left corner
sharply;" and "motorist Intoxicat
ed" were other circumstances at
tending the eountry's motor acci
dents for the month of Aprilj, Al
most two-thirds of the accidents
occured at intersections, in i'day
light, when the weather was clear
and road surface dry. ;
"Walking,; running or playing
in the street," resulted in mote
accidents to pedestrians than any
other single circumstance, f , and
most of these were children says
the council. j -
y OPEHA MANAGER PIEft
MUXISH, May 29. Anto von
Fuche, the famous stage mana
ger at the Llunich Opera dUd re
cently at the age of 70. Ha was
well known throughout the world
a an operatic producer of rare I
genius. tj '
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